TAFE high achievers celebrate HSC success
As school leavers across the state receive their HSC results, 50 TAFE NSW graduates are celebrating their success in a university preparation course that provides access to universities without the…
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Fee-free TAFE places open to Central Coast students
Central Coast TAFE students are set to benefit with the Federal and State Government’s announcement of a further 147,400 Fee-Free TAFE places across NSW, funding skills for future jobs in…
Call for update on Gosford TAFE plans
With the turning of the first sod on the new University of Newcastle campus in Gosford this week, Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is calling on the State Government to…
Governments unite to boost TAFE
State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid have joined forces to…
Investing in training addresses critical skills shortages
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Federal Member for Dobell Emma McBride visited Ourimbah TAFE recently to discuss the National Skills Agreement, tour the hospitality facilities and meet the students….
Council welcomes next step in Gosford uni campus
Central Coast Council has welcomed the announcement of the University of Newcastle as the preferred partner to deliver a Gosford university campus. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said it was a…
Trilogy jump starts careers of disability support workers
A partnership between TAFE NSW Gosford and a Central Coast disability care provider has jump started the careers of 18 new support workers, and will be offered again this year….
TAFE proposal ‘music to the ears’ for Conservatorium
Central Coast Conservatorium of Music has applauded last week’s announcement that the State Government will buy key sites in Mann St and Georgiana Tce, Gosford, to form part of a…
Prativa wins Campus Friends equity award
This year’s winner of TAFE’s Central Coast Campus Friends (CCCF) Equity Award of $750 is Prativa Chhetri of North Gosford. The Award is administered by the Hunter TAFE Foundation in…
Weekly News 5@5
CCN’s weekly news 5@5, December 3, 2021 – A selection of popular stories from our Central Coast newsroom. This week: No Council Elections – Former Gosford Councillor Vicki Scott takes…
$100M TAFE and housing project proposed for Gosford CBD
A huge parcel of land in the heart of Gosford, incorporating the Central Coast Council administration building, is likely to be transformed into a new state-of-the-art TAFE campus. The State…
$100 million TAFE and housing development proposed for Gosford
[Video story] A huge parcel of land in the heart of Gosford, incorporating the Central Coast Council administration building, could be transformed into a vertical TAFE complex. The State Government…
Free online learning ‘opens doors’ for business women
A new TAFE NSW study has revealed COVID-19 hasn’t dimmed the entrepreneurial spirit of the state’s businesswomen, with 46 per cent of them using the pandemic as a stepping stone…
Some things can’t be learned online
Forum – So, the NSW Government is forcing TAFE to move to online courses (“Labor MPs protest ‘gutting’ of TAFE to move to online learning”, Chronicle p8 Nov 10). How…
TAFE protest claims refuted by Crouch
Labor MPs on the Central Coast have criticised a move towards online learning at TAFE campuses as a “path towards privatisation”. They were joined by Shadow Minister for Vocational Education,…
The Weekly News 5@5
CCN’s weekly video news 5@5, November 12, 2021. The weekly wrap of the region’s most prominent stories, direct from the newsroom of Central Coast Newspapers in Gosford. This week’s headlines…
Labor MPs protest “gutting” of TAFE with move to online learning
Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, Tim Crakanthorp, joined Central Coast Labor MPs, students, staff and union members on Monday, November 8, to protest changes to TAFE classes. They were opposing…
TAFE teachers not offered permanent posts
The NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) says TAFE teachers on the Central Coast and throughout the state have been “snubbed” by a recent State Government decision not to offer permanent jobs…
Scholarships on offer to recruit TAFE teachers
The NSW Government is investing $1M to fund training for industry experts who want to pursue a rewarding career change as a TAFE NSW teacher. The investment will allow 200…
Advantages of formal post-school study
Forum – Congratulations TAFE and Central Coast’s Trilogy Disability Services for your joint initiative of a traineeship, possibly leading to a Certificate III in Allied Health, we need more such…